audition
US
UK audition n: (trial for performers)
SC 试演 shì yǎn
SC 试唱 shì yǎn，shì chàng
SC 试镜 shì yǎn，shì jìng
Auditions for the play will be held on Saturday afternoon.
audition vi: (performer: try for a role)
SC 试镜 shì jìng
SC 试演 shì jìng，shì yǎn
I auditioned for the lead in 'Hamlet' but didn't get it.
audition [sb] vtr: (try performers for a role)
SC 让…试镜 ràng … shì jìng
TC 讓…試鏡
TC 讓…試鏡
SC 安排…试演
We auditioned over 50 actors but didn't like any of them.
我们试镜了50多位演员，但是未看中任何一位。
audition n: archaic (sense of hearing) (正式用语)
SC 听觉，听力 tīng jué ，tīng lì
TC 聽覺
TC 聽覺
Audition may be impaired by nerve damage.